36 Twitter accounts you just have to follow right now

Twitter can be a powerful and wonderful tool. While not all of us might have jumped on board straight away, the first 140 characters were actually tweeted 10 years ago. Yes really, the social platform has been around for a whole decade now!

It can educate you, help enlighten you, make you laugh, and pretty much just keep you in-the-know. But you have to follow the right people/accounts. Otherwise, your Twitter feed can easily fill up with boring, useless tweets, and then before you know it, you're never checking Twitter and not taking advantage of its power.

In an attempt to help get you on the right track, Pocket-lint has rounded up a list of influential, famous, and entertaining accounts to follow on Twitter right now. Some of them are notable politicians, like President Obama, who also happens to be one of the most followed on Twitter, while others are celebrities, parody accounts, etc.

Keep in mind this isn't a complete list. We're just trying to get you started. If you follow all of these accounts, we can guarantee that you'll be filled in on all the latest news as well as the most random news. And in between all that news, you just might giggle or be amazed or inspired. After all, that's what Twitter is really about.

Let us know in the comments if you think someone else should totally be included, and we'll consider adding it to the gallery above. Also, come back in the future, as we plan to update regularly with more must-follow accounts.

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How Things Work

Who: How Things Work (@ThingsWork)Why: This account uses fascinating GIFs to explain how anything and everything works.

Medieval Reactions

Who: Medieval Reactions (@MedievalReacts)Why: This account finds classic art from the Medieval or Renaissance era and pairs it with hilarious, sometimes raunchy captions. Some of the photos are also doctored. But it's all in good fun.

LOLGOP

Who: LOLGOP (@LOLGOP)Why: This is a satyrical account that's all about lambasting the GOP. It's epic.

John Gruber

Who: John Gruber (@Gruber)Why: This guys is the original Apple fanboy. He runs the blog Daring Fireball and is well-known for his inside ties at Apple. If he tweets something that seems to leak Apple news, you can be sure it's probably legit.